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Shiva Cement reports loss in FY24

29 April 2024, Published under Cement News

India-based Shiva Cement Ltd has reported revenue from operations of INR1444.5m (US$17.3m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2024. This compares to INR978.5m in the previous quarter. The company saw a total loss for the three-month period of INR119.2m, down from the INR323.8m loss recorded in the previous quarter. Total expenses over the same period advanced from INR1423.1m to INR1605.4m.  For the full-year 2024, ended 31 March 2024, revenue from operations stood at INR3467.2m. A total loss...

Saint-Gobain sales slip 6% in 1Q24

29 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Saint-Gobain has reported total group sales of EUR11,356m in the first quarter of 2024, down 5.8 per cent from EUR12,406m in the same period a year earlier. According to the company, the decline was due to a contraction in new construction in Europe, but supported by growth in the Americas and Asia-Pacific. Volumes also fell, down 4.7 per cent YoY, while prices slipped 1.1 per cent.  In northern Europe sales declined 11 per cent YoY in the 1Q24, coming in at EUR2779m. Volumes saw a 9.3 ...

Fauji Cement posts a profit of PKR7.043bn in 9MFY23-24

26 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) announced its financial results for 9MFY23-24 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange website. The company posted a profit after tax (PAT) of PKR7.043bn compared to PKR6.968bn in the previous period, up by a meagre one per cent YoY. During the 3QFY23-24, earnings arrived at PKR1.769bn compared to PKR1.888bn, a fall of six per cent YoY, as reported in the initial financial coverage report from AHL Research. The topline during 9MFY23-24 reached PKR59.4bn, an uptick of 14 p...

Holcim sales dip 2% in the 1Q24

25 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Holcim has reported net sales of CHF5586m (US$6117m) in the opening quarter of 2024, down 2.4 per cent from the CHF5725m seen in the 1Q23. In local currency, sales were up 3.4 per cent YoY. Recurring EBIT in the 1Q24 came in at CHF532m, marking 7.8 per cent YoY growth, or 17.1 per cent growth in local currency. According to the company, the quarter saw a strong contribution from its Solutions & Products business with roofing sales advancing by 67 per cent YoY in local currency. North Am...

GCC net income up 51% in 1Q24

24 April 2024, Published under Cement News

GCC SAB de CV reported a 11.9 per cent YoY increase in consolidated net sales to US$272.8m in the 1Q24 from US$243.9m in the 1Q23, mainly on the back of higher sales volumes in the US and favourable pricing in both markets. However, operating expenses were up by 45.5 per cent YoY to US$58.5m in the 1Q24 from US$40.2m in the year-ago period. The company posted a 31.6 per cent advance in EBITDA to US$82.9m in the first three months of 2024 when compared with US$60m in the equivalent period...

Qatar National Cement reports dip in sales in 1Q24

24 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Qatar National Cement Co has reported sales of QAR106.06m (US$29.14m) in the first quarter of 2024, ended 31 March. This compares to QAR127.95m in the same period a year earlier. Net income came in at QAR51.37m, down from the QAR64.1m seen in the opening quarter of 2023.  Basic earnings per share from continuing operations stood at QAR0.08 in the 1Q24, compared to QAR0.10 in the year-ago period, reports Market Screener. 

Anhui Conch revenue up 7% YoY in 2023

22 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Anhui Conch Cement has beaten analyst expectations by posting revenue of CNY141bn (US$19.5bn). This marks a 6.8 per cent increase on the previous year. Net income in 2023 came in at CNY10.7bn, down 33 per cent on 2022, while the profit margin fell 12 per cent YoY in 2023. According to the company, the decline in margin was driven by higher expenses. Earnings per share in 2023 stood at CNY2.02, compared to CNY2.99 in 2022. 

Belarusian cement plants post losses

16 April 2024, Published under Cement News

In 2023 OAO Krichevcementnoshifer reported a loss of BYN120.65m (US$36.9m), a fourfold YoY increase despite a 9.3 per cent YoY revenue increase, according to Charter 97. OAO Krasnoselskstroymaterialy doubled its loss to BYN55.1m in 2023 when compared with 2022 while its revenue saw a 5.6 per cent YoY uptick. The OJSC Belarussian Cement Plant reduced its net loss by 16 per cent to BYN34.36m in 2023 while its revenue declined by 2.9 per cent over the same period. The Belarusian ce...

International Cement Group sees revenue advance 14% YoY

11 April 2024, Published under Cement News

International Cement Group (ICG) , which operates cement plants in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, has reported revenue of SGD257.4m (US$191.4m) in 2023, up 14 per cent on the SGD225.2m seen in the previous year. Net income over the same period was down 44 per cent to SGD16.1m. EBITDA in 2023 was recorded at SGD60.8m, down from SGD66.2m in the previous year, while profit after tax contracted from SGD38.8m in 2023 to SGD29.1m in 2024. According to the company, the fall in profit was driven by a s...

Trinidad Cement post-tax profit soars in 2023

08 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) saw revenue increase by 8.2 per cent YoY to TTD2.229bn (US$328.8m) from TTD2.061bn in 2022. EBITDA slipped by one per cent YoY to TTD514m, of which 85 per cent was attributed to the Jamaican operations, according to David Inglefield, the company's chairman. “Guyana also continues to improve its profitability with an increase in EBITDA of over 53 per cent compared to last year due to higher sales volumes and stronger pricing," he said. In terms of the Trinidad ...